Resizing

We offer custom ring sizing at no additional charge. Most of our rings can be sized, but due to the nature of some designs, not all rings can be sized. When placing your order, an asterisk (*) beside a ring size option lets you know that your ring will be custom sized. Size options without the asterisk are stock sizes. Most custom sized ring orders leave our facility in as little as two business days. Use our convenient Ring Sizer to determine your ring size. Custom sized rings are not accepted for return.

Ring Sizer Instructions

In order to determine your ring size, we ask you to use the two different ways shown in the document. You may use just one, but we recommend using both in order to cross check the results and minimize the possibility of making a mistake.

First, using the sizer strip you have cut out, place it around the finger on which you wish to wear your ring. Make the numbers face outward and pull the sizer through the slit over the largest part of your finger (possibly your knuckle).

Be sure to pull it tightly for a more accurate sizing. Look at the slit and write down the number that lines up with it.

Second, use your own ring that fits the finger on which you wish to wear your new ring. Place the ring onto the circular sizers. Whichever circle your ring fits most closely with will be your ring size. If it falls in between sizes, go with the larger one.

The number results for both should match. If they do not, we suggest that you use the larger one to insure that you will be able to wear it when you receive it. Please note that your fingers will always measure smallest when it is cold, so you will not want to measure when they are cold.

Ring Sizing Methods

There are four known methods for sizing any ring -the first of which is simply using a ring stretcher, though this is rarely used as it makes the shank thinner and weakens the overall integrity of the ring. These courses of actions are not often endorsed or recommended by experts for these reasons.

The second method - much safer than the first - is used solely on plain wedding bands (those that have no stones in them) for both men and women: The ring is first placed in a cylindrical bowl that is a size smaller than the ring. Then, with a flat-shaped tool, pressure is applied to an area of the ring, which compresses it. No gold is added or lost in this process.

The third method, used for sizing rings up, involves cutting the bottom of the shank, pulling the two sides apart, building a bridge of new gold based on the size needed and then soldering it in - preserving the thickness at the base of the ring, where it is most essential. Usually, a laser is used to weld the extra bridge of gold - giving us the ability to size a ring quicker and more accurately than with the traditional style.

The last method, used for sizing rings down, is accomplished by cutting the bottom of the shank, taking out the proper length of gold and soldering the two pieces back together. A laser welder is used for the process as well, ensuring the most accurate sizing.

One concern that customers tend to have relates to the integrity of the side stones after a ring has been sized either up or down. The stones are always checked before sizing; if any of them are loose, they are tightened before continuing. This ensures that none of them will be compromised during and after the process.

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